Let's play 20 Questions. I'll supply the questions, feel free to come up with answers:

» 1. In the thousands of things President Barack Obama has to deal with, did he think Egypt was going to be so near the top of the list?

» 2. Pride Day was Saturday in San Joaquin County, and it included some same-sex marriages. Despite last week's refusal by the California Supreme Court to halt same-sex unions, do you think opponents are going to ever give up their fight?

» 3. Mick Founts steps down as San Joaquin County schools superintendent. Recently retired deputy Superintendent Gary DeiRossi announces he'll run for the office, along with another long-time educator, Jeff Tilton. For one of the few times ever, will this "race" actually be a race with the election being more than a coronation?

» 4. Shouldn't the students - including many from Bear Creek High School - who took part in protesting Lodi Unified's somewhat intrusive social-media policy feel empowered that their bold stance paid off?

» 5. At the same time, with more employers looking at personal social-media pages when making hiring decisions, will the students also realize caution and prudent posting helps avoid problems?

» 6. Do we feel good, or bad, that the Stockton City Council - more than half a year into its current term - had to pause to consider decorum policies?

» 7. And if new decorum rules are adopted, will they truly work the next time a council meeting is interrupted by general rudeness or lack of control?

» 8. Penn Mine? Haven't heard much about that since the 1990s. It's still polluting?

» 9. If you care about the environment, do you know the name Frank Ferral? He's doing wonders leading the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce's Green Team. The group has been meeting monthly and promoting eco-friendly business since 2006.

» 10. While it's great that the United States Postal Service is ramping up its Priority Mail service to make money, why do they need to continue with Saturday delivery?

» 11. If you never visited the now-closing Plea for Peace Center, home of concerts and many other events for the city's youth, you don't know what a labor of love it was for the center's director. The key question now: What's Middagh Goodwin going to come up with next?

» 12. It's about time Major League Baseball took advantage of the existing technology and created a replay-review and manager-challenge system similar to what's currently done in pro football and hockey. If this all works out, who are the umpires going to be mad at now?

» 13. If you read the staggering numbers involved in San Joaquin County's annual agriculture report - $2.9 billion in crops, a $700,000 increase over the previous year - how is it possible that there is so much hunger in this county?

» 14. While budget realities at the local, state and federal level can lead to frustrating delays, how can it be that San Joaquin Valley veterans are so often left wanting because of budget shortfalls? Shouldn't our veterans be at or near the top of the priority list?

» 15. Are the two sides in the BART dispute truly working as hard as they should be at reaching a solution, instead of creating more delays?

» 16. All is not solved with the local real estate market, but how can you not like going from the nation's No. 1 epicenter of foreclosures down to No. 67?

» 17. Is Gov. Jerry Brown going to run out of time in office before his legacy-defining twin tunnels project can have a chance at approval?

» 18. And even if he doesn't run out of time, can the project's potential benefits truly justify the $24.5 billion price tag?

» 19. While the progression seems natural, and has happened numerous times, is it truly in Stockton's best interests to have former City Council members move on to be county supervisors - considering the city and county's interests are, at times, in conflict?

» 20. If the proposed city tax increase is approved by voters in November, will it contribute to making Stockton a better place to live?

Contact Record Editor Mike Klocke at (209) 546-8250 or mklocke@recordnet.com.